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Windows Media Centre ExtenderMedia Centre is not limited to one screen in the house. Other screens can be enabled to support Media Centre content using low cost Media Centre Extenders. For example many people would install our Media Centre Touch Surface in the Kitchen or Family Room and in order to access all the digital entertainment stored on it from another room in your home you can use a Windows Media Center Extender. Up to 5 Media Centre Extenders can be run off each Media Centre PC for other rooms in the house. Media Centre PC in the lounge and then if you want to be able to. Connect a Windows Media Center Extender to any TV in your home and access the pictures, music, video, and recorded TV stored on your Media PC through your home wired or wireless network, using the Media Center easy to navigate menus. You can even stream live and recorded television to your Windows Media Center Extender. Media Centre Extenders come ina variety of options:
Throughout the year, other types of Windows Media Center Extenders will become available, so you can choose the one that's right for your home and digital entertainment lifestyle. You'll find Media Center Extenders built into high-definition televisions, digital media set-top boxes, DVD players, tablet and in wall devices.
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Freeview Programing details.
With Freeview you can access New Zealand's favourite television
programmes and national radio, in crystal clear digital quality
for free. You'll have access to a wide range of channels (shown
below) and there are likely to be more channels in the future!
Broadcasters can choose whether to broadcast their channels on satellite and/or terrestrial so the channel offering may differ between the two platforms. The current channel line up is as follows:
Freeview (via satellite)
ONE, TV2, TV3, C4, Maori Television, TVNZ6, TVNZ7, TVNZ Sports Extra, Stratos, Parliament TV, Cue, Te Reo, Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert, George FM
Freeview|HDTM (via UHF aerial)
ONE, TV2, TV3, C4, Maori Television, TVNZ6, TVNZ7, TVNZ Sports Extra, Parliament TV, tvCentral (Waikato/BOP only), Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert
Want to know how to get your channel on Freeview?
Click the logos below to view the channel info:
TV
ONE offers a broad range of programming including ONE
NEWS & Current Affairs and ONE Sport as well as a full
entertainment schedule that features both homegrown and
international shows plus award-winning documentaries,
drama and comedy.
TV2
focuses on both homegrown and international
entertainment and delivers a strong line-up of comedies,
drama, movies and local programming. TV2 caters
primarily to a young and family orientated audience with
an emphasis on providing entertainment and information
to the young and young at heart.
TV3
operates a significant news and current affairs
department, responsible for over 9 hours of peak
programming weekly. In regard to entertainment, TV3 is a
young adult oriented network that's made its mark
featuring crime drama, hit reality shows and New
Zealand-produced programmes. Sport also plays an
integral role in the schedule. TV3 is available in
digital widescreen and free-to-air only on Freeview.
C4
is New Zealand's leading youth television for twenty
somethings. From the latest music releases to the
classics, C4 hosts keep you up to date with the latest
goings on from the local and international music scene.
The channel also features cutting edge international and
local programming including comedy, drama, reality,
animation and movies - all specially selected for C4's
youthful audience. C4 is available in digital widescreen
and free-to-air 24 hours a day on Freeview.
It's
the goal of Maori Television to play a major role in
revitalising the Maori language and culture that is the
birthright of every Maori and the heritage of every New
Zealander. Maori Television screens a range of
programmes that portray Maori from a Maori perspective.
They broadcast news, sports, current affairs, general
programmes produced in-house (most of these live to air)
and original programmes made by independent Maori and
non-Maori producers.
TVNZ
6, the first of TVNZ's two new digital channels,
features advertising-free programming with between 50%
and 70% local content. It is divided into three distinct
services targeting preschoolers (TVNZ Kidzone, 6am –
4pm), families (TVNZ Family, 4pm – 8.30pm) and adult
viewers (TVNZ Showcase, 8.30pm to closedown). Each
service offers its target audience a tailored mix of
stimulating, informative and entertaining programming
from New Zealand and overseas.
TVNZ
7 is a commercial-free “factual” channel. News makes up
30% of the programming, and the remaining 70% is a
mixture of documentaries (both new and historical),
sports and current affairs programmes. The News
component includes ten minute news bulletins on the
hour, every hour, as well as an hour-long news bulletin
at 8pm. There are some new local shows, including a
politics show and a media review show. TVNZ 7 is a place
where New Zealanders can go to shape their views about
local and international issues, and understand how they
affect them as Kiwis.
TVNZ
Sport Extra is an occasional channel – it is designed to
give fans of selected sports the opportunity to see
‘extra' sports footage that can't be fitted in on the
commercial channels. The Beijing Paralympic Games is the
next scheduled event.
(only
available on Freeview satellite) Stratos Television
provides a unique schedule of the best of regional,
ethnic and educational television programming from New
Zealand and around the world. It also offers a full
selection of the best international news services,
current affairs programmes and documentaries from
respected major public service broadcasters, in English
and other languages.
Parliament
TV broadcasts the full unedited proceedings of
Parliament. Eight remote-controlled cameras film the
proceedings in the House on sitting days from
question-time at 2pm through debates and the
consideration of legislation until the House rises. In
all, approximately 17.5 hours per week is shown live and
unedited, when the House is sitting.
Details of sitting times.
(only
available on Freeview satellite) CUE Television produces
news, political, lifestyle and sports shows that reflect
provincial people and events, along with a burgeoning
reputation for quality coverage of niche sporting and
cultural activities around the country.
A key feature of the schedule is educational programming provided by the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) as part of their mixed media delivery programme for extra mural students nationwide, within the highly successful Zero Fees Scheme run by the institute.
(only available on Freeview satellite) Maori Television
is proud to present New Zealand's first 100 per cent
Maori language television channel – Te Reo. The channel
launched on Friday March 28 and will initially broadcast
daily during the prime time hours of 8pm to 11pm on
Freeview channel 24.
It is aimed at fluent Maori speakers and Maori language learners, and enables New Zealanders to have full immersion Maori language households. All programming is exclusively in Te Reo Maori with no subtitles. There is also special tribal programming and a particular focus on new programming for fluent viewers.
(only available on
Freeview|HDTM
in Waikato/BOP) tvCentral
connects the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty with coast to
coast regional television that is local, entertaining
and informative. Our schedule is made up of over 30%
local content, alongside national, regional and
international programming. As a 'family safe' channel we
aim to cater to all age groups and genres.
Broadcasting
24 hours a day, Radio New Zealand National reaches
almost every New Zealander. Its programme mix includes
news and current affairs, documentaries and features,
drama and music.
Radio
New Zealand Concert is Radio New Zealand's fine music
network. Music comprises 85% of air time. Much of this
is classical, with additional specialist music
programmes covering jazz, contemporary and world music.
(only
available on Freeview satellite) George FM is New
Zealand's only dance music station, showcasing its
eclectic grooves from around the world. Soul, House,
Funk and Jazz from all musical eras add up to make
George a truly unique music experience.
This funky, cutting-edge station is driven by New Zealand's most popular club DJs and personalities. George FM's Breakfast Show is the home of New Zealand music icon and the ultimate host of TV and radio, Peter Urlich.
George FM is a self-proclaimed lifestyle leader - in both style and sound. George FM reflects NZ's contemporary urban culture - its listener's taste for cafés, restaurants, fashion, technology and entertainment.
George FM – sounds different.
Broadcasters can choose whether to broadcast their channels on satellite and/or terrestrial so the channel offering may differ between the two platforms. The current channel line up is as follows:
Freeview (via satellite)
ONE, TV2, TV3, C4, Maori Television, TVNZ6, TVNZ7, TVNZ Sports Extra, Stratos, Parliament TV, Cue, Te Reo, Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert, George FM
Freeview|HDTM (via UHF aerial)
ONE, TV2, TV3, C4, Maori Television, TVNZ6, TVNZ7, TVNZ Sports Extra, Parliament TV, tvCentral (Waikato/BOP only), Radio New Zealand National, Radio New Zealand Concert
Want to know how to get your channel on Freeview?
Click the logos below to view the channel info:
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TV
ONE offers a broad range of programming including ONE
NEWS & Current Affairs and ONE Sport as well as a full
entertainment schedule that features both homegrown and
international shows plus award-winning documentaries,
drama and comedy. TV2
focuses on both homegrown and international
entertainment and delivers a strong line-up of comedies,
drama, movies and local programming. TV2 caters
primarily to a young and family orientated audience with
an emphasis on providing entertainment and information
to the young and young at heart. TV3
operates a significant news and current affairs
department, responsible for over 9 hours of peak
programming weekly. In regard to entertainment, TV3 is a
young adult oriented network that's made its mark
featuring crime drama, hit reality shows and New
Zealand-produced programmes. Sport also plays an
integral role in the schedule. TV3 is available in
digital widescreen and free-to-air only on Freeview.
C4
is New Zealand's leading youth television for twenty
somethings. From the latest music releases to the
classics, C4 hosts keep you up to date with the latest
goings on from the local and international music scene.
The channel also features cutting edge international and
local programming including comedy, drama, reality,
animation and movies - all specially selected for C4's
youthful audience. C4 is available in digital widescreen
and free-to-air 24 hours a day on Freeview.It's
the goal of Maori Television to play a major role in
revitalising the Maori language and culture that is the
birthright of every Maori and the heritage of every New
Zealander. Maori Television screens a range of
programmes that portray Maori from a Maori perspective.
They broadcast news, sports, current affairs, general
programmes produced in-house (most of these live to air)
and original programmes made by independent Maori and
non-Maori producers.
TVNZ
6, the first of TVNZ's two new digital channels,
features advertising-free programming with between 50%
and 70% local content. It is divided into three distinct
services targeting preschoolers (TVNZ Kidzone, 6am –
4pm), families (TVNZ Family, 4pm – 8.30pm) and adult
viewers (TVNZ Showcase, 8.30pm to closedown). Each
service offers its target audience a tailored mix of
stimulating, informative and entertaining programming
from New Zealand and overseas. TVNZ
7 is a commercial-free “factual” channel. News makes up
30% of the programming, and the remaining 70% is a
mixture of documentaries (both new and historical),
sports and current affairs programmes. The News
component includes ten minute news bulletins on the
hour, every hour, as well as an hour-long news bulletin
at 8pm. There are some new local shows, including a
politics show and a media review show. TVNZ 7 is a place
where New Zealanders can go to shape their views about
local and international issues, and understand how they
affect them as Kiwis. TVNZ
Sport Extra is an occasional channel – it is designed to
give fans of selected sports the opportunity to see
‘extra' sports footage that can't be fitted in on the
commercial channels. The Beijing Paralympic Games is the
next scheduled event. (only
available on Freeview satellite) Stratos Television
provides a unique schedule of the best of regional,
ethnic and educational television programming from New
Zealand and around the world. It also offers a full
selection of the best international news services,
current affairs programmes and documentaries from
respected major public service broadcasters, in English
and other languages. Parliament
TV broadcasts the full unedited proceedings of
Parliament. Eight remote-controlled cameras film the
proceedings in the House on sitting days from
question-time at 2pm through debates and the
consideration of legislation until the House rises. In
all, approximately 17.5 hours per week is shown live and
unedited, when the House is sitting.
Details of sitting times.
(only
available on Freeview satellite) CUE Television produces
news, political, lifestyle and sports shows that reflect
provincial people and events, along with a burgeoning
reputation for quality coverage of niche sporting and
cultural activities around the country. A key feature of the schedule is educational programming provided by the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) as part of their mixed media delivery programme for extra mural students nationwide, within the highly successful Zero Fees Scheme run by the institute.
(only available on Freeview satellite) Maori Television
is proud to present New Zealand's first 100 per cent
Maori language television channel – Te Reo. The channel
launched on Friday March 28 and will initially broadcast
daily during the prime time hours of 8pm to 11pm on
Freeview channel 24. It is aimed at fluent Maori speakers and Maori language learners, and enables New Zealanders to have full immersion Maori language households. All programming is exclusively in Te Reo Maori with no subtitles. There is also special tribal programming and a particular focus on new programming for fluent viewers.
(only available on
Freeview|HDTM
in Waikato/BOP) tvCentral
connects the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty with coast to
coast regional television that is local, entertaining
and informative. Our schedule is made up of over 30%
local content, alongside national, regional and
international programming. As a 'family safe' channel we
aim to cater to all age groups and genres. Broadcasting
24 hours a day, Radio New Zealand National reaches
almost every New Zealander. Its programme mix includes
news and current affairs, documentaries and features,
drama and music. Radio
New Zealand Concert is Radio New Zealand's fine music
network. Music comprises 85% of air time. Much of this
is classical, with additional specialist music
programmes covering jazz, contemporary and world music.
(only
available on Freeview satellite) George FM is New
Zealand's only dance music station, showcasing its
eclectic grooves from around the world. Soul, House,
Funk and Jazz from all musical eras add up to make
George a truly unique music experience. This funky, cutting-edge station is driven by New Zealand's most popular club DJs and personalities. George FM's Breakfast Show is the home of New Zealand music icon and the ultimate host of TV and radio, Peter Urlich.
George FM is a self-proclaimed lifestyle leader - in both style and sound. George FM reflects NZ's contemporary urban culture - its listener's taste for cafés, restaurants, fashion, technology and entertainment.
George FM – sounds different.
